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Russian, Asian or Eastern European mail order bride woes for Kiwis by kiwisyesterday :: 2007-04-12
Craig Davis says in the past six months, 11 men have contacted seeking help with mail order love affairs gone wrong. One A man admits to having had two mail order brides. "I'm one of the dumb ones. I did it twice in 7 years." He found his first wife from the Ukraine: "She seemed to be a marvellous lady. But we weren't married a year and once she got that stamp in her passport she was gone." His second wife was Russian, who fell pregnant. He got the visa and brought her to New Zealand. The relationship grew sour, and custody battle continues. "It has drained me... financially, emotionally and psychologically." [Dark Side of Relationship]
Man warns about Internet brides by abclocal :: 2006-11-30
"I wanted to find someone to share my life with." American women wouldn't give him the time of day so he turned to the Internet. It's there he met a woman whom we'll call Mary. Months later he flew to Bogotá, Columbia, to meet Mary and her two kids. He thought it was love, so he proposed. That's when the process began of getting them into Texas legally. It cost thousands of dollars. However, wedded bliss didn't last long. Mary moved out of the bedroom and began asking what would happen if things didn't work out. Soon Mary and her children left and she was claiming abuse, something he denies. Now he believes it was all part of a plan. [Dark Side of Relationship]
When love turns sour by timesofindia :: 2006-01-19
'No' is a hard word for many men to digest, when in love. And sometimes they turn violent. Is this love, obsession or... In January, 2006, a young girl was burnt alive on the Surat railway station platform by a boy because she didn't reciprocate his love. A working woman was burnt alive in public view at Churchgate station in Mumbai by a man who could not take a 'no' to his proposal for marriage. In March 2005, a Mumbai boy threw acid on a 13-year-old girl for rejecting his proposal. These are not merely isolated cases. Love laced with jealousy and anger can be dangerous and has spoilt many young women's lives. And the real-life examples are plenty. [Obsession or Addiction: Man, Woman & Sex]
Oral sex gaining popularity among kids by wfaa :: 2005-12-03
More than half of kids 15 through 19-years-old engage in oral sex, an act once reserved for the most intimate relationships. Oral sex is what many young kids seemingly see as the safe alternative. "They're totally separating emotions from sexual activity," Dr. Clements said. Many kids are actually becoming physically ill from the sexual activity. "The largest sexual disease among teenage girls today is gonorrhea of the throat," Dr. Clements said. Furthermore, brain scans of boys who watch pornography are troubling. The largest viewers of internet pornography are high school boys age 12 through 17. [Dark Side of Relationship]
Millions of girls undergo female genital cutting every year by medicalnewstoday :: 2005-11-29
An estimated three million girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East undergo genital mutilation/cutting every year, according to a UNICEF report. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional practice believed to enhance a girl's beauty, honour, marriageability, social status and chastity. Parents encourage cutting so that the family honour and the girl's best interest are protected. [Dark Side of Relationship]
When love and hate collide by timesofindia :: 2005-11-27
The case of a man deliberately running over his fiancee has brought the spotlight back on the increasing number of crimes of passion. We find out why love is turning dark. The violence of love. This strange but true fact often remains closeted within the private domains of the two individuals concerned. [Dark Side of Relationship]
Next target in AIDS fight: sugar daddies by csmonitor :: 2005-11-25
The luring of teen women by older, wealthier men is a key factor in the spread of AIDS. 10.3% of Ugandan women aged 15-24 have HIV/AIDS, compared with 2.8% of men, according to a 2003 government report. Experts attribute the gap largely to sugar daddies. Also, a Columbia University study found that women aged 15-19 whose partners were 10 or more years older were at double the risk of contracting AIDS than those with partners 0 to 4 years older. [Dark Side of Relationship]
Mildly Depressed People More Perceptive Than Others by ScienceDaily :: 2005-11-22
Surprisingly, people with mild depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren't depressed, a team of psychologists has discovered. The researchers were so taken aback by the findings, they decided to replicate the study with another group of participants. The second study produced the same results: People with mild symptoms of depression pay more attention to details of their social environment than those who are not depressed. [Dark Side of Relationship]
Women 'get blame for being raped' by BBC :: 2005-11-21
A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for being raped if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests. The Amnesty International poll of 1,000 people also found over 25% believe she is at least partly to blame if she has worn revealing clothing or been drunk. [Dark Side of Relationship]
HIV-positive man to stand trial on murder charges by CTV :: 2005-11-16
An HIV-positive man from Hamilton, Ont. will stand trial on first degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of two women who were allegedly his sexual partners. Johnson Aziga, 49, is accused of having unprotected sex with at least 13 women without disclosing his health status. [Dark Side of Relationship]
Erotic charge 'is feature of good teaching' by Guardian :: 2005-11-11
A sexual charge between pupils and teachers is sometimes a feature of good teaching, an academic has claimed, following research that estimates as many as 1,500 pupil-teacher relationships develop each year. Pat Sikes concluded that "erotic charges" were common in schools, particularly as a result of good teaching "which provokes a positive and exciting response". Her 25-year study stressed that exploitative relationships were wrong, but added that it was not always a case of teacher exploiting pupil. [Dark Side of Relationship]